Stamped 001, the first copy of the Concorde has been on display since 2014 at the Aeroscopia museum in Blagnac, near Toulouse.
Now it is protected as a Historical Monument, as a real estate object.
“Concorde number 001 is property of the Air and Space Academy (AAE), an international association founded by André Turcat, the first pilot of Concorde. In June 2023, the Academy presented a study project for the protection of this legendary plane at the regional level. Directorate of Cultural Affairs The Regional Commission for Heritage and Architecture has issued a classification recommendation aimed at strengthening the existing protection resulting from the inscription,” it indicates. Prefecture of the Occitania Region.
“Protection under the title of historical monument is an easement of public utility based on the heritage interest of a property, which is evaluated by examining a set of historical, artistic, scientific and technical criteria. The concepts of rarity, exemplarity, authenticity and integrity of assets are taken into account in particular to guarantee their conservation, restoration and enhancement, a building or movable object can be protected as a historical monument”, explains the Ministry of Culture.
a first
The Concorde 001 is one of the two “first series” of supersonic aircraft whose first flight took place on December 6, 1973. These early examples were used mainly for the certification and training of pilots and crews.
A unique and legendary aircraft, the Concorde, the result of an unprecedented collaboration between France and the United Kingdom, is capable of flying at a speed of Mach 2.2, at 2,350 km/h.
The first commercial flight operated by Air France will arrive in Rio via Dakar. But the real challenge for Air France is convincing US authorities to provide services to New York. The national airline will have to fight for more than a year to finally obtain authorization to land at JFK airport. The connection lasts three and a half hours and, therefore, allows the return trip on the same day.
However, the device suffers from commercial difficulties, a very high cost per passenger and few airports welcome it. In the year 2000, the terrible gonesse accident signs his death warrant. In 2003 it was removed from the Air France fleet.
twenty copies
Twenty Concorde aircraft were manufactured between 1967 and 1979. Today only 18 remain. You can see it landing in Roissy, at the Bourget Museum, in Blagnac but also in Germany, Sinsheim and the United States, at the National Air and Space Museum. in Washington.
The Concorde could benefit next year from a classification that would reinforce the existing protection under the rubric of Historical Monuments, as an object of public interest recognized at a national and international level.
The aircraft will be the center of attention during Concorde Days, March 1 and 2, 2025, with numerous activities offered.
Since its closure, no other commercial airliner has exceeded the speed of sound. But that could change. The American company Boom Supersonic is currently developing the Overture, a device capable of flying at 1.7 Mach (compared to 2.2 for the Concorde) with 70 passengers on board.
Source: BFM TV
